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DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF A GEOSPATIAL DATABASE OF SIERRA NEVADA LAKES AND RESERVOIRS

Mehling, Molly Gail
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1142529953

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2006, Master of Environmental Science, Miami University, Environmental Sciences.
High-elevation, mountain regions, such as the Sierra Nevada, are characterized as extremely heterogeneous and ecologically fragile. The Sierra Nevada has been recognized for its high conservation value, but historical and predicted tourism and development threaten the ecological resources of the region. Assessment and monitoring of the Sierra Nevada’s aquatic resources and their catchments is crucial to their balanced management. Using a digital geospatial database, landscape-scale variables of morphometry, land cover and human activities were quantified for 20 assessment sites and their catchments in the most rapidly developing area of the ecoregion, the central Sierra Nevada. Landscape-scale variables revealed ecological and anthropogenic heterogeneity among the sites. These measurements were incorporated into a multi-level index of ecological integrity and were analyzed with multivariate statistical methods to objectively assess similarity among sites. It is expected that these metrics will be incorporated into a multi-level assessment protocol.
James Oris (Advisor)
64 p.
Environmental Sciences

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  • Mehling, M. G. (2006). DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF A GEOSPATIAL DATABASE OF SIERRA NEVADA LAKES AND RESERVOIRS [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1142529953

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Mehling, Molly. DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF A GEOSPATIAL DATABASE OF SIERRA NEVADA LAKES AND RESERVOIRS. 2006. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1142529953.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Mehling, Molly. "DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF A GEOSPATIAL DATABASE OF SIERRA NEVADA LAKES AND RESERVOIRS." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1142529953

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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